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Originally Posted by space
my favorite song has no name.
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What's it called then?
Anyway....It is one of my life's passions to defend Blair Witch until my last breath. The careful, gradual buildup of suspense in that film is something that begs to be worshipped by all those who aspire to be creative. "Just follow the fuckin stream" shout so many detractors....nevermind that The Witch was able to do so many supernatural things in addition to fuckin up the geography? Sheesh!
To me, the shock of the ending comes from the realization that this Muthafucker (ie The Witch) is real! (Well, as far as the film is concerned anyway.) Mike could never be coerced to face the wall unless otherwise. Until this moment, all can be explained by mistakes / confusion / local hillbillies tormenting, but when we see Mike facing the wall, we go "shit....wtf?.....it's real", and the home-made film-on-the-fly feel of all that leads to this moment makes this an even bigger shock. ie In a home-made film, we are witnessing something supernatural.
At least that's how I see it......maybe I got it all wrong, hahaha....
People often mention bad acting all round as a way to hate this film, and I simply cannot agree with this at all. And, Heather is annoying, yes....but that's her character. Her gradual loss of authority and descent into hell is extremely convincing.